NguDavid Swanson
Umbhalo wezempi awuzange usetshenziswe e-United States kusukela ngo-1973, kodwa imishini isalokhu ikhona (kubiza uhulumeni wesifundazwe cishe ama- $ 25 million ngonyaka). Abesilisa abangaphezu kwe-18 kuye kwadingeka ukuthi babhalisele okusalungiswa kusukela ngo-1940 (ngaphandle kuka-1975 no-1980) futhi kusenjalo nanamuhla, bengenayo inketho yokubhalisa njengabenqaba ukuya empini ngenxa kanembeza noma bakhethe ukusebenzela umphakathi ngokuthula. Abanye eCongress bebelokhu benza imisindo "ekhanyisiwe" yabesifazane ngokuphoqa abesifazane abasha ukuthi nabo babhalise. Ezimweni eziningi izinsizwa ezithola amalayisense okushayela zibhaliswa ngokuzenzakalela kohlaka ngaphandle kwemvume yazo (futhi cishe bonke labohulumeni bohulumeni bathi ukubhalisela abantu ngokuzenzakalela ukuvota bekungeke kube ngokoqobo). Uma ufaka isicelo soxhaso lwezezimali zasekolishi, uma ungowesilisa, cishe ngeke uluthole kuze kube ngemuva kokuhlolwa okugunyaziwe ukubona ukuthi ubhalisele yini okusalungiswa.
Umthethosivivinywa omusha eCongress uzoqeda lohlaka, futhi a isikhalazo ekusekeleni kwayo kutholakale ukudonsa okuhle. Kepha ukuphikisana okukhulu phakathi kwalabo abafuna ngobuqotho ukuthula kuphikisana ngokuqinile nokuqedwa kohlaka, futhi empeleni kuthanda ukubhala abantu abasha empini kusukela kusasa. Selokhu ngaphuma njengomsekeli womthetho omusha, ngithole ukwesekwa okukhulu kakhulu kunokuphikiswa. Kepha ukuphikisana bekukukhulu futhi kukhulu. Ngiye ngabizwa ngokungenangqondo, ukungazi, i-ahistorical, futhi ngifisa ukubulala abafana abampofu ukuvikela izingane eziphakeme engicabanga ukuthi ngizikhathalela kuphela.
Mnu. Moderator, ngingaba nengxenye engamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa, njengoba i-demagogue ehloniphekile ingibheke ngqo?
Sonke siyazi kahle ukuphikisana okudingekayo kwezingqungquthela zokuthula zomthethosisekelo, ukuphikisana kukaCongress Charles Rangel lapho ehlongoza ukuqala uhlaka oluthile lweminyaka ethile emuva. Izimpi zase-United States, ngenkathi zibulala cishe abantu basezizwe abangenacala, zibulala futhi zilimaze futhi zihlukumeze izinkulungwane zamabutho ase-United States azidonsa ngokungahambisani phakathi kwalabo abangenayo indlela yokufundisa emisebenzini. Ukuhlelwa okuhle, esikhundleni sokuhlelwa kwempofu, kuzothumela - uma kungenjalo usuku lwesimanje uDonald Trumps, uDick Cheneys, uGeorge W. Bushes, noma uBill Clintons - okungenani abanye inzalo ngokulinganayo abantu abanamandla empini. Futhi lokho kungadala ukuphikisana, futhi lokho ukuphikiswa kuzoqeda impi. Leyo ngxabano ngokuphawula. Ake nginikeze izizathu ze-10 ukuthi kungani ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kuyiqiniso kodwa kungalungile.
- Umlando awuwuthwali. Imidwebo yempi yombango yase-US (zombili izinhlangothi), izimpi zomhlaba ezimbili, kanye nempi yaseKorea ayizange iqede lezo zimpi, naphezu kokukhudlwana futhi kwezinye izimo zihle kunokuba zihlelwe ngesikhathi sempi yaseMelika eVietnam. Lezo zakhiwo zazidelelwe futhi ziphikisana, kodwa zathatha impilo; abazange basindise izimpilo. Uqobo lomqondo wokuhlelwa kwemibono wawubhekwa kabanzi njengokuhlaselwa okudabukisayo kwamalungelo ayisisekelo kanye nenkululeko ngisho nangaphambi kwalolu hlelo. Eqinisweni, isiphakamiso sokuhlelwa siphumelele ngempumelelo eCongress ngokumangalela njengokungqubuzana komthethosisekelo, naphezu kokuthi umfana owayenempela ezibhaliwe iningi loMthethosisekelo bekungumongameli futhi obehlongoza ukudala uhlaka. Lowo owayenguKhongolose uDaniel Webster owayesendlini yeNdlu ngaleso sikhathi (1814) wathi: “Abaphathi bagcizelela ilungelo lokugcwalisa amabutho ejwayelekile ngokuphoqwa… Ngabe lokhu, mnumzane, kuyahambisana nesimo sikahulumeni okhululekile? Ingabe lokhu kuyinkululeko yomphakathi? Ngabe lokhu kungumlingiswa wangempela woMthethosisekelo wethu? Cha, mnumzane, impela akunjalo… Kubhalwe kuphi kuMthethosisekelo, kuqukethwe kusiphi isigaba noma esigabeni, ukuthi ungathatha izingane kubazali bazo, nabazali ezinganeni zabo, ubaphoqe ukuba balwe izimpi impi, lapho ubuwula noma ububi bukahulumeni bungabenza khona? Amandla okufihla lawa afihlwe ngaphansi kwayiphi indawo, manje eza okokuqala ngqa, enesici esikhulu nesisabekayo, ukunyathela phansi nokuchitha amalungelo athandwa kakhulu enkululeko yomuntu siqu? ” Lapho okusalungiswa kwamukelwa njengenkathi yesikhathi esiphuthumayo sempi phakathi nezimpi zombango nezokuqala zomhlaba, bekungasoze kwabekezelelwa ngesikhathi sokuthula. (Futhi namanje akukho lapho kutholakala khona kuMthethosisekelo.) Kusukela ngo-1940 (nangaphansi komthetho omusha ngo-'48), lapho i-FDR isasebenza ekusebenziseni i-United States kwiMpi Yesibili Yomhlaba, naphakathi neminyaka engama-75 eyalandela Isikhathi sempi esihlala njalo sinokubhaliswa kwensiza "ekhethiwe" okungazange kuphazanyiswe amashumi eminyaka. Umshini osalungiswa uyingxenye yesiko lempi elenza izingane zasenkulisa zithembise ukuthobela ifulegi bese kuthi abesilisa abaneminyaka engu-18 babhalise ukuzwakalisa ukuzimisela kwabo ukubulala abantu njengengxenye yephrojekthi kahulumeni yesikhathi esizayo engachaziwe. Uhulumeni usevele uyayazi inombolo yakho Yezokuphepha Komphakathi, ubulili, nobudala. Inhloso yokubhaliswa kokubhaliswa kusezingeni elikhulu lokujwayelekile kwempi.
- Abantu bavulekele lokhu. Lapho amalungelo okuvota asongelwa, lapho ukhetho lonakaliswa, futhi noma ngabe sinxuswa ukuba sibambe izikhala zethu futhi sivotele omunye noma omunye okhulunywe nguNkulunkulu onamahloni njalo abekwe phambi kwethu, yini esikhunjuzwayo? Abantu bavulekele lokhu. Abantu bafaka ukuphila kwabo engozini futhi balahlekelwa ukuphila kwabo. Abantu babebhekene nezinkuni nezinja zomlilo. Abantu baya ejele. Kulungile. Yingakho kufanele siqhubeke nomzabalazo wokhetho olufanele nolulamekile. Kodwa ucabanga ukuthi abantu bakwenzelani ilungelo lokungabhalwa empini? Bafaka ukuphila kwabo engozini futhi balahlekelwa ukuphila kwabo. Babesindiswa ngamasongo abo. Balambile futhi bashaywa futhi benobuthi. Ama-Deugene Debs, i-hero yeSenator Bernie Sanders, wafaka ejele ngoba ekhuluma ngokungahambisani nalolu daba. Ngabe amaDebs angayenza kanjani umbono wezishoshovu zokuthula ezisekela uhlaka ukuze kuvuselele ukuvuselela ukuthula okukhulu? Ngingabazi ukuthi uzokwazi ukukhuluma ngezinyembezi zakhe.
- Izigidi ezifile zikhona ukwedlula ukwelashwa kwesifo. Ngiyaqiniseka kakhulu ukuthi ukunyakaza kokuthula kuncishisiwe futhi kwaphela impi eVietnam, kungakhulumi ukususa umongameli ehhovisi, ukusiza ukudlula omunye umthetho oqhubekayo, ukufundisa umphakathi, ukukhuluma emhlabeni ukuthi kukhona ukuziphatha okufihlekile e-United States , futhi - oh, endleleni - ekuqedeni uhlaka. Futhi nginokungabaza ukuthi lo mbhalo ususelwe ekwakheni ukunyakaza kokuthula. Kodwa lo mbhalo awuzange ube negalelo ekuqedeni impi ngaphambi kokuba leyo mpi yenze umonakalo omkhulu kunayo yonke impi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Singajabula ngenhloso yokuqeda impi, kodwa izigidi ezine zaseVietnam zifile, kanye namaLaotians, amaKambodi, namabutho ase-50,000 US. Futhi ngenkathi impi iphelile, abafa baqhubeka. Amasosha amaningi ase-US afika ekhaya azibulala wona kunokuba afile empini. Izingane zisazalwa zikhubazekile yi-Agent Orange nezinye izinhlayiyana ezisetshenzisiwe. Izingane zisasenqunyulwa yiziqhumane ezisele ngemuva. Uma ufaka izimpi eziningi emazweni amaningi, i-United States ibangele ukufa nokuhlupheka eMpumalanga Ephakathi ukuba ilingane noma idlule eVietnam, kodwa awekho izimpi ezisebenzise noma yini efana namasosha amaningi ase-US njengoba asetshenziswa eVietnam. Uma uhulumeni wase-US efuna ukuhlelwa kabusha futhi akholelwa ukuthi kungase kuphele ukuqala eyodwa, kuzodingeka. Uma ngabe kukhona, ukungabi khona kohlaka kuvimbele ukubulawa. Isosha lase-US lingangezelela ukuhlelwa kwemizamo yayo yokuqashelwa kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane zamadola, hhayi esikhundleni senye. Futhi umcebo omkhulu namandla okwedlula manje ku-1973 kahle uqinisekisa ukuthi izingane ze-super-elite ngeke zibhaliswe.
- Unganaki ukusekelwa kokuhlelwa. I-United States inabantu abaningi kakhulu kunamanye amazwe amaningi okuthiwa alungele ukusekela izimpi ngisho nabantu ngubani othi babezimisele ukulwa nempi. Amaphesenti amane namashumi amane aseMelika aseMelika manje etshela i-Gallup ukuvotela ukuthi "bayolwa" empini. Kungani kungenjalo manje balwa kwelinye? Lona ngumbuzo omuhle kakhulu, kodwa impendulo eyodwa ingaba: Ngoba ayikho ibhalwa. Kuthiwani uma izigidi zezinsizwa kuleli zwe, zikhulile emasikweni egcwele ngokugcwele empini, kuthiwa kungumsebenzi wabo ukujoyina impi? Ubone ukuthi bangaki abajoyina ngaphandle kokuhlela phakathi kuka-Septhemba 12, 2001, no-2003. Ingabe ukuhlanganisa lezo zisusa ezingalungile ngokuhleleka okuvela "kumphathi oyinhloko" (okuyizizwe eziningi esivele zibhekisela kuzo kulawo magama) ngempela yini esifuna ukuzama? Ukuvikela umhlaba kusuka empini ?!
- Inkolelo okuthiwa engekhona yokuthula iningi ngempela. Yebo-ke, konke ukunyakaza kwakukhudlwana kuma-1960 futhi benza okuhle okuningi, futhi ngizofa ngokuzithandela ukubuyisela lelozinga lokuzibandakanya okuhle. Kodwa umqondo wokuthi akekho ukunyakaza kokuthula ngaphandle kohlaka lokuqamba amanga. Ukunyakaza okunamandla kunabo bonke i-United States eye yabona mhlawumbe yiyo ye-1920 ne-1930s. Ukunyakaza kokuthula kusukela ku-1973 kuye kwavimbela ama-nukes, kwaxoshwa izimpi, futhi kwashukumisela abaningi e-United States phambili phambili endleleni eya ekusekeleni ukuqeda impi. Ingcindezi yomphakathi ivimbe iZizwe Ezihlangene ekusekeleni izimpi zakamuva, kufaka phakathi ukuhlaselwa kwe-Iraq ngo-2003, futhi yenza ukuthi le mpi ibe yibheji elihlazo kangangokuthi igcine uHillary Clinton ephuma eWhite House okungenani kanye kuze kube manje. Kuphinde kwaholela ekukhathazekeni ngo-2013 phakathi kwamalungu eCongress ukuthi uma bexhasa ukuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu eSyria babezobonwa njengabasekela "enye i-Iraq." Ingcindezi yomphakathi ibibaluleke kakhulu ekugcineni isivumelwano senuzi ne-Iran ngonyaka odlule. Kunezindlela eziningi zokwakha ukunyakaza. Ungakhetha umongameli weRiphabhulikhi futhi ukwandise kalula izigaba zenhlangano yokuthula ngokuphindwe ka-100 ngosuku olulandelayo. Kodwa wena kufanele? Ungadlala ngokubandlulula kwabantu futhi ukhombise ukuphikisana nempi ethile noma uhlelo lwezikhali njengobuzwe nobuso, okuyingxenye yokulungiselela ezinye izimpi ezingcono. Kodwa wena kufanele? Ungaqamba izigidi zezinsizwa ziye empini futhi mhlawumbe ubone ezinye iziphikisi ezintsha zenzeka. Kodwa wena kufanele? Ngabe sikunikeze ngempela ukwenza icala eliqotho lokuqeda impi ngokuphathelene nezimo zokuziphatha, ezomnotho, ezokusiza, ezemvelo, kanye nezizwe umzamo omuhle?
- Ingabe indodana kaJoe Biden ayibala? Nami ngingathanda ukubona ibhilikhithi edluliselwe edinga ukuthi leyo ngqungquthela amalungu kanye nabongameli baphumelele emigqeni engaphambili yempi abayisekelayo. Kodwa emphakathini ulahlekile ngokwanele empini, ngisho nezinyathelo kulowo mzila ngeke ziqede ukwenza impi. Kubonakala impi yase-US wabulawa Indodana kaMengameli kaMengameli ngokungazinaki ngokungenakuqhathaniswa nefowuni yakhe yefaynon. Ingabe iSekela likaMongameli lizokukhuluma, kungabi kancane ukuhambisa ukuphela kokufudumala okungapheli? Ungapheli umoya wakho. AbaMongameli base-US kanye namaSenator bavame ukuziqhenya ngokuthumela inzalo yabo ukuze bafe. Uma i-Wall Street ingakwazi ukuphuma, yenza izinceku zezempi zezimboni.
- Sakha ukunyakaza ukuqedela impi ngokwakha ukunyakaza ukuqedela impi. Indlela eqinisile esinayo yokunciphisa nokuqeda impi, kanye nokucwaswa nokuthanda izinto ezibonakalayo, ukusebenzela ukuphela kwempi. Ngokuzama ukwenza izimpi zibe namandla okwenza umhlukumezi ukuthi ayeke ukuhlukumezeka, siyobe sesihamba ngendlela efanayo njengoba sesivele siphenduka ngomqondo womphakathi ngokumelene nezimpi lapho amabutho ase-US efa khona. Ngiyaqonda ukuthi kungase kube nokukhathazeka okukhulu ngaphezu kwamaqhawe anamandla nezinamba eziningi zamabutho. Kodwa uma ungakwazi ukuvula amehlo abantu empilweni yabantu besilisa nabasosayensi nabasolwa, uma ungakwazi ukuvula izinhliziyo zabantu ekubhekaneni nokungabi nabulungisa okubhekene nabaseMelika baseMelika, uma ungabangela abantu ukuba banakekele ngezinhlobo zezilwane ezibulawa ukungcola komuntu , ngokuqinisekile ungabathuthukisa ngisho nakakhulu kunokuba sebevele bekhathalela izimpilo zamabutho ase-US hhayi emindenini yabo - futhi mhlawumbe ngisho nangempilo yabantu abangewona baseMelika abakha iningi lalabo ababulawa Ukufudumala kwe-US. Omunye umphumela wenqubekelaphambili esivele yenziwe ekunakekeleni ukufa kwe-US kuye kwaba ukusetshenziswa okukhulu kwama-rorontic drones. Sidinga ukwakha ukuphikiswa kwempi ngoba kubulawa kwabantu abaningi abangekho e-United States futhi abakwazanga ukubhalwa yi-United States. Impi lapho abantu baseMelika abafayo kuyinkimbinkimbi enkulu njengalokhu abakwenzayo. Ukuqonda lokho kuzoqeda impi.
- Ukunyakaza okulungile kusishukumisela ngendlela efanele. Ukuxoshwa ekuqedeni uhlaka kuzoveza labo abathandayo futhi bakhulise ukuphikisana nempi yabo. Kuzobandakanya abantu abasha, kuhlanganise nezinsizwa ezingafuni ukubhalisa ukuze zibhalwe futhi abesifazane abasha abafuni ukudingeka ukuba baqale ukwenza kanjalo. Inhlangano ihamba ngendlela efanele uma ngisho nokwehluleka kuyaqhubeka. Ukwehlukana nokunyakaza okufuna ukulungiswa kungaba yincwajana encane. Lokho cishe ngeke kusebenze noma yimiphi imilingo ehlosiwe, kodwa kuyokwandisa ukubulawa. Ukwehlukana nokunyakaza ukuqedela uhlaka kungase kube ikhono lokubhalisa inkonzo engeyona yezempi noma njengenqaba ukuya empini ngenxa kanembeza. Lokho kungaba isinyathelo phambili. Singase siphumelele kulowo mifanekiso omusha wokuziqhenya nokuzidela, imithombo emisha engeyona inguquko yokubambisana nencazelo, amalungu amasha enhlangano ethanda ukufaka ezinye izindlela eziphuthumayo kuzo zonke izikhungo zempi.
- Abantu bezempi bafuna lo mbhalo. Akuyona nje isigaba esithile sezishoshovu zokuthula ezifuna uhlaka. Ngakho-ke impi yeqiniso yempi. Isevisi yokukhetha ihlolwe izinhlelo zayo ekuphakameni kwemisebenzi yase-Iraq, ilungiselela uhlelo oludingekayo uma kudingeka. Izibalo ezihlukahlukene ezinamandla DC ziye zaphakamisa ukuthi uhlelo oluhle luzoba olungcono, hhayi ngenxa yokuthi bacabanga ukuthi ubulungiswa buzoqeda ukufudumala kodwa ngoba bacabanga ukuthi lolu hlelo luzobe lubekezelela. Manje, kwenzekani uma bekhetha ukuthi bayayifuna ngempela? Ingabe kufanele kushiywe kubo? Akufanele yini okungenani ukuthi bavuselele inkonzo yokukhetha kuqala, futhi benze kanjalo ngokumelene nokuphikiswa okuhlangene komphakathi obhekene nokuhlelwa okuseduze? Cabanga uma i-United States ijoyina izwe eliphucukile ekwenzeni ekolishi mahhala. Ukuqashelwa kuzoqedwa. Ukuhlelwa kobuphofu kuyothathwa kabi. Ukulungiswa kwangempela kuzotheka kubhekeke kakhulu ku-Pentagon. Bangase bazame ama-robot amaningi, ukuqashelwa kwamakhompiyutha amaningi, kanye nezithembiso eziningi zokuba yisakhamuzi kwabokufika. Kudingeka sigxile ekunqumeni lezo zingalo, nakwenziwe ekwenzeni ekolishi mahhala.
- Thatha kabusha uhlaka lobumpofu. Ukungabi nabulungisa kohlaka lobuphofu akuzona izizathu zokungabi nabulungisa okukhulu. Nayo idinga ukuqedwa. Kumele iqedwe ngokuvulela wonke umuntu amathuba, kufaka phakathi imfundo yamahhala, amathemba emisebenzi, amathemba empilo. Ngabe isixazululo esifanelekile sokuthi amasosha ayeke ukulahleka akangezi amanye amabutho kepha alwa impi encane? Lapho siqeda uhlaka lobuphofu futhi uhlaka lwangempela, lapho siphika amasosha amasosha ukuthi adinga ukulwa, futhi lapho sakha isiko elibheka ukubulala njengokungalungile noma ngabe kwenziwa kakhulu futhi nalapho konke ukufa kungaphandle, khona-ke empeleni susa impi, hhayi nje ukuthola ikhono lokumisa impi ngayinye yokufa kwabantu abayizigidi ezingu-4 kuyo.
Siyabonga kuJim Naureckas ngokukhomba igebe kusuka ku-1975-1980 echazwe esigabeni sokuqala.
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Leli qephu elibaluleke nakakhulu lokucabangela. Ngiye ngacabanga ngomqondo wokubuyiselwa kabusha lo mqulu, ngicabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe kungenza abantu bavukele impi uma izinsizwa zethu zibizelwa futhi.
Ngingeza ukuthi kufanele simise ngokuqinile zonke izimpi emabizweni futhi - ubumpofu, izidakamizwa, imibono kanye nokucabanga kwezepolitiki. Ukubulala egameni lesibizo esifana “nokwesaba” kumane nje kuwukuziphatha okubi nobulima.
Ngasinda ezinkambeni ezimbili eVietnam. Umngani wami omkhulu ku-HS (i-BFF) wayengenqaba ukuya empini ngenxa kanembeza. Ngemva kweminyaka engu-57, sisatshanisa ama-imeyili nezingxoxo nsuku zonke ezihlukaniswe ngamamayela angu-1,200. Sonke kokubili sikholelwa ukuthi insizakalo yokugunyaza bonke abashadile (uhlaka noma into) idala izakhamizi ezinhle. Namuhla, izakhamuzi eziningi ezingaphansi kwe-40 azizwa zineziqu ezweni lonke. Ezinye i-tweet ziqhayisa ngokungavoteli. Ukungavotela ukuthi sasihlukumeza kanjani ukungabi nomengameli othembekile kusukela e-Eisenhower, owasixwayisa endleleni yokuphuma ukuthi sibheke impi ephakade ukuze sigcine imishini yokududuza impi.
Kwakungekho yini uKennedy othembekile? Ukhulume ngokucacile, kodwa wabulala ngasekuqaleni kwaqala iWW III, futhi wabulawa ngenxa yokunganaki kwakhe. Namuhla uyinkolelo-mlando. Engqondweni yami, wayengumdlandla wekilasi lakhe lezinsizwa ezinjengezingane eziningi ezahlula. Ngaphandle kwezakhamuzi ezikhathalela izwe labo ngaphezu kwemisebenzi yazo, ngokuqinisekile sizobona ngaphezulu i-Trumps. Yingakho isizathu ngokwanele engqondweni yami ukubuyisela lo mbhalo.
Ukuhlelwa kokuhle kuhle kumnotho. Namuhla, ingxenye yalabo abangena ekolishi abahluleka ukuphothula iziqu. Lokho kuzwakalisa ukungakhweliseki. Iminyaka emibili yenkonzo ikhula abantu. Ngokubambezela ukungena emsebenzini, uhlelo oluthile luzocindezela ama-grads esikoleni esiphakeme ukuthola umsebenzi - noma yimuphi umsebenzi, noma ukuya ngqo ekolishi ngisho nalapho ingxenye yabo ingakafiki kakhulu ukuze izuze ekuhlangenwe nakho kanye ne-flunk out. Uhlaka luzobanika isikhathi sokuhlela ikusasa labo ngenkathi belungiselela izwe labo ngejubane noma ezibhedlela, emahhovisi kahulumeni, njll.
Yize okusalungiswa kungazange kuvimbele iKorea noma iVietnam, abahlaziyi bavame ukubeka isisindo esincane ekuqothulweni kwalabo ababengenamandla okuthenga ama-bone spurs, ukungena ekolishi, noma i-National Guard ephephile edinga ukuthi usopolitiki onamandla akwazi ukungena. Ngakho-ke, imindeni enamandla nethonya yayimelwe kakhulu ezinhlwini. Yingakho lezo zimpi zobulima zobudlova zazephuza ukuphela. Kungakho isixwayiso sika-Eisenhower sempi yaphakade ukuxhasa inzuzo yaphakade yemishini yempi sigcwalisekile. Kwakungekho ndleko kubaphathi beCapitol Hill ukuphikisana nezimpi eziwubuwula ngenhloso yezinkampani zaseMelika noma ezinye izifiso zikamongameli zokukhetha kabusha ukhetho.
Ukuphila kokubili mina kanye neBFF yami esikoleni esiphakeme sashintshwa yinkonzo yethu. Kungenzeka ukuthi sinengqondo kakhulu kunabangane abaningi ngokuphila. Umngane wami wenza iminyaka engu-2 ekungeneni okunzima. Lokho kwakungumsebenzi wami futhi. Ngangenza umsebenzi wami ngezibhamu. Thina bobabili babheka abantu bafa ngoba akekho owakhathalelayo. Thina bobabili bacabanga ukuthi lo mbhalo esiwuthathayo njengabafana abashintsha impilo yethu ukuze ibe ngcono.
Amandla ethu okuvolontiya njengamanje namuhla anabantu abaningi ababaleki bezomnotho, abaningi babo abaphethe umthwalo womngane nomntwana. Emashumini eminyaka, bahamba ngokuqeqeshwa okuyisisekelo okuncane nakakhulu. Abaningi kakhulu bangena empini ngokwengqondo bengafanele impi, ingxenyana yilezi zengqondo eziphuma ekubulaweni. Ngenxa yalokho, sinobubi obuningi empini kunanini ngaphambili, futhi inani lamacala e-PTSD e-VA liye lanyuka. Wonke umuntu oshiya noma yikuphi ukudlala kwezempi ebuyela ekhaya nge-PTSD. Isikhathi ngasinye kuthatha izinsuku ezingu-90 ukulungisa kabusha. Akekho emadodeni engangiwasebenzisana nawo empini ayebhekana nemiphumela ehlala njalo ye-PTSD eyayidinga ukwelapha noma okubangele ukungabi nakhaya. Lokho kufaka phakathi i-POWs engiye ngakhonza kamuva noma ngenye indlela ngazi. Bashiya isevisi noma bahlala emisebenzini ephumelela kakhulu.
Ngezinye izikhathi ngizwa izingxabano ukuthi i-Middle East ihlukile. Akusizi ngalutho futhi kuyisiphukuphuku, futhi lezi zithunywa azitholi lutho oluyigugu oluhlala njalo, olubhekene namabutho namuhla. Izingxabano ezinjalo zivela kubantu abanokuncintisana okulinganiselwe ukulwa - ngokuvamile akakho nhlobo. Umuntu engangithenge kuyo indlu yami yilapho eyisikhulu e-POW eHanoi Hilton. Wayesesikhathini sakhe se-90 ngaleso sikhathi - eya eyokusiza. Wahamba ngemisebenzi kuze kube yilolu suku lwe-VE, wahamba ngezinkonzo kuze kube yilapho efika eVJ, wahamba ngezinyawo eKorea, ekugcineni wadutshulwa eVietnam. Wayeyindoda eyisimanga enganginelungelo lokukwazi. Akazange ashiye inkonzo nge-PTSD naphezu komlando wakhe wokulwa. Ngokuvamile uLarry wayenombono. Yena nami savuma ukuthi uMbutho Wonke Wokuzithandela ulungile ezweni.
Nazi ezinye imibono ehlukile ekubandakanyekeni ekubulaleni okuningi okubangela ukuba sibhekane nakho konke, kubhubhise umhlaba, kudonsa inqolobane, kubangele inzondo, kuphazamise inkululeko, futhi kuhlasele umphakathi njengendlela yokukhula:
Ukuba umzali
ukuhwebelana kwabafundi, njenge-Rotary
ukujoyina ama-peaceforce angenayo i-nonviolent noma ithimba elivikelekile elingavumelekile
ukuhamba ngaphakathi ngokuhamba ngokuthula
Zonke izinketho oyiphakamisile sezivele zitholakale futhi zingenazo iziganga zesikole esiphakeme. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwami kwezempi ukuthi i-Gunnery Sergeants yenza umsebenzi omuhle wokukhokhela ukukhulelwa kwabazali ngokucindezela izingane ukuba zihlele izimpilo zabo, zihlakulele ukuzithiba, zifunde ukubaluleka kokuhlonipha abanye, ukwakha ukuzihlonipha, nokuhambisana noontanga.
Njengoba ngishilo, asikaze sibhaliswe lapho wonke umuntu wase-US HS Grad owayengakhubazekile kakhulu kwakudingeka asebenzele uhulumeni wabo (kumholo omncane kazwelonke kuphela - ungabona ukuthi lokho kungahle kuhambe ngokuvumelana nenqubomgomo).
Kuzobe sekukhona uhlelo oluthile lokwenza ukukhethwa okungahleliwe kube yinto efanayo (i-lottery?) Nekhetho lokubhaliswa okujwayelekile uma kufakazelwe ukuthi kufanelekile ukuhlala kufanelana. Ngesikhathi ngibhalwa, ngangingumLieutenant Junior Grade ngaphambi kokuba ngizuze kakhulu umsebenzi wami wekolishi. Angizange ngihlupheke.
Azikho odokotela abazimele abangakhokhwa ukuze bathole ukukhululwa kwemisebenzi njengangaphambili. I-Military Entrance Processing System (i-MEPS) yamanje iwukuphela kwejaji lokuqina komsebenzi we-uniformed service. Akekho osombusazwe onamandla ongabeka uGeorge Bush endaweni ephephile yeNational Guard vs Army. Akekho ubaba ocebile ongathenga ama-bone spurs nge-Trump, noma ekolishi likaClinton no-Obama.
Kungenani kunengqondo ukuthi lezi zonakaliso zesimiso sesimiso esedlule ukuthi kungani izimpi ezingenangqondo ziye zaphuza ukuphela naphezu kokuphikisana. Abalandeli abanamandla babengenalo inzalo engozini.
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Mayelana ne- # 10 yakho: Ngakho-ke uphi umthetho ohlongozwayo wokuqeda uhlaka lobuphofu? Cha, ngeke ngisekele umthethosivivinywa wokuqeda ukubhaliswa. Lapho indodana yethu ibhekene nalo mbuzo, umndeni wethu wavuma ukuthi angabhalisa ukuze angahlushwa uhulumeni, wazi kahle ukuthi uzokwenqaba ukukhonza uma eke wabuthwa.
I-imperialism yase-US idinga "ibutho eligcinwayo" labantu abasha abangaboni enye indlela ngaphandle kokuzinikela embuthweni wezempi. Ngingumakadebona womzabalazo wokulwa nempi namalungelo abantu. Ngicabanga ukuthi besinephutha ngokulwela ukuqeda uhlaka. Melana nokusalungiswa? Kunjalo. Kepha besilwela ukugcina abantu abasezingeni eliphakathi ukuthi bangabhekani nemibuzo yokuthi ngabe kufanele basebenze ebuthweni elibusayo futhi babulale abantu emazweni angathuthuki emhlabeni wonke, futhi kwenzelwa bani? Futhi “ukunqoba” kwethu kusho ukuthi izizukulwane eziningana zabantu abampofu ziye zaqashwa ukwenza lezo zinto nokufa empini yama-impiriyali.